The Tellico Plains Bears are taking a road trip to challenge the Roane County Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Tellico Plains will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Tellico Plains barely beat Copper Basin the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bears blew past the Cougars 18-3 on Friday. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by ten runs or more this season.
Caden Kirkland looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
Daren McJunkin
| 04/18/25 @ Copper Basin | 6 |
| 03/14/25 @ Austin-East | 5 |
| 04/02/25 @ Sequoyah | 2 |
| 03/11/25 @ Polk County | 2 |
| 03/07/25 @ Greenback | 2 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Daren McJunkin, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and four runs. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Rylan Saffles, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base.
Tellico Plains hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Copper Basin struck out seven times.
Meanwhile, Roane County fell victim to Alcoa and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tornadoes. The Yellowjackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Roane County's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8-1. As for Tellico Plains, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Tellico Plains suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Roane County when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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